Tickets Now on Sale for Suzuki Big Kahuna Nationals at VIR Alton, Va. (May 1) Tickets are now on sale for the 2006 edition of the Suzuki Big Kahuna Nationals, featuring the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited, scheduled for the weekend of August 18-20 at VIRginia International Raceway. The event will be promoted this year by M1 Entertainment, a new company formed by Cameron Gray, who was previously vice-president of Race Promotion Management, which promoted the race last year. M1 has contracted with www.gettix.net to handle all pre-event ticket sales, which will make things easier both for the promoter and the fans. As always, the Suzuki Big Kahuna Nationals will offer a variety of ticket packages. Standard three-day general-admission tickets with paddock access will be available ($65 advance/$75 at gate), as well one-day tickets for Friday ($10/$20), Saturday ($45/$55) and Sunday ($45/$55). General car parking will be available for $5, and infield car parking is priced at $10. Motorcycle parking will be free. Those who wish to camp can purchase a weekend camping pass for $50 per vehicle (all persons in a campsite must have an admission ticket), and a parade lap of the track can be obtained for $10. Pit Walk Passes, which allow cold pit access, will be available for $20 in advance or $25 at the gate. There are only 1000 of this passes available, and access is good for all practice and qualifying sessions throughout the weekend. Fans are reminded that closed-toe shoes are required in the cold pit area. The Big Kahuna Super Ticket is sure to be popular with fans, and includes three-day admission, paddock access, a Pit Walk Pass, a Parade Lap, a car parking pass and an official 2005 Big Kahuna T-Shirt. This offering is limited to 2000, and is available for $99 (sold in advance only). There are two levels of Hospitality Passes available. The Big Dog Hospitality Pass includes three-day admission, Paddock Access, a car parking pass, an official event program and hospitality access to the banquet hall and balcony located above The Pagoda Grille in the main paddock on Saturday and Sunday. Only 400 Big Dog Hospitality Passes will be available, and are priced at $110 (sold in advance only). For children 5-12 years of age, the Little Dog Hospitality Pass is available for $40 (sold in advance only). Perhaps the most remarkable bargain for fans is the Trackside VIP Suite ticket, priced at $245 (sold in advance only). This ticket includes three-day admission, paddock access, a Pit Walk Pass, car parking pass, official event program and access to one of VIR’s brand-new pitside suites overlooking the pit lane. Each climate-controlled suite can accommodate 20 people, and features closed-circuit coverage on a flat-panel plasma TV, private bathroom and catered continental breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack with drinks (cash bar service also available). There are only 40 Trackside VIP Suite tickets available, and they are expected to sell out quickly, so interested fans are advised to act quickly to reserve theirs. All current military personnel will receive a 30 percent discount and free parking with a copy of a current military ID (advance) or by presenting their ID card at the gate. Similarly, college students will be eligible for a 15 percent discount with a copy of a current college ID (advance) or by presenting their ID card at the gate. Groups of 20 or more will also be eligible for a 15 percent discount, providing the order is paid for with one credit card. Discounts do not apply to Trackside VIP Suite and Big Kahuna Super Tickets, or to Big Dog Hospitality Passes or Pit Walk Passes. Children aged 12 and under will receive free admission, provided they are accompanied by a paid adult, but must have a Little Dog Hospitality Pass to enter the Big Dog Hospitality area. Advance ticket sales will end at 5:00 pm on August 14. Tickets ordered too late to mail will be able to be picked up at Will Call at the track. M1 Entertainment president Cameron Gray promises that fans will once again get well more than their money’s worth at the 2006 Suzuki Big Kahuna Nationals. “We are totally psyched about this year’s Suzuki Big Kahuna Nationals,” he enthused. “We raised the bar last year, providing fans with a weekend full of on- and off-track excitement, and we are going to put it completely out of reach this year! We have a mind-blowing collection of promotions, exhibitions, displays and vendors lined up that we will be revealing in the weeks to come, and we guarantee that the fans will go home happy, excited and exhausted. The 2006 Suzuki Big Kahuna Nationals will be the can’t-miss Superbike event of the year. We have an awesome facility at VIR, the best motorcycle racing in America from the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited and the greatest, most knowledgeable fans in any form of the sport. That adds up to a knock-down, drag-out, weekend-long motorcycle party, and anyone who misses it is going to be sorry!” To purchase tickets, visit www.m1event.com or www.gettix.net. VIRginia International Raceway is a multi-purpose road racing facility, located on the Dan River between Danville and South Boston, Va., and just north of historic Milton, N.C. In addition to its 3.27-mile natural-terrain road racing circuit, VIR is the cornerstone of VIR Club, America’s first motorsports country club; the VIR Raceplex Industrial Park; the VIR Gallery, a sales showroom for high-end collector and racing cars; Plantation Valley Kart Track, a 5/8-mile paved karting circuit; The Lodge at VIR, a 27-room trackside hotel; and the Oak Tree Tavern, a full-service restaurant located within the circa-1840 Plantation Clubhouse. For more information on VIRginia International Raceway, visit the track’s website at www.virclub.com or telephone 434-822-7700. For more information on M1 Entertainment, visit their website at www.m1event.com or contact them via telephone at 303-377-3278. For more information on the AMA Superbike Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited, visit their website at www.amasuperbike.com.